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Cambodia, Ratanakiri
Bo Keo (Ratanakiri), Cambodia
Gem locality Inferred from historyPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Zircon, minor sapphire, peridot.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: basalt-hosted blue zircon
Principal source of heat-treatable blue zircon from basaltic gravels, documented in gem trade sources.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pit collapse
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